Learning to Learn

Not all people learn alike, nor at the same rate. If you have ever wondered how it seems that some people can pick up ideas, skills, and concepts in much shorter time than the rest, then this page is for you.

​There are mindsets, approaches, and habits that can increase your ability to learn exponentially. Your intelligence is by no means set, and you can adapt the techniques of the best learners in the world to expand your learning capacities. Below, find articles by students and graduates of top universities on how they boosted their ability to learn and became able to compete with other students of much higher innate intellect. To the right, we have collected the readings and supplements that have been suggested in one or more of the articles on learning to learn.

It is incredible to me how, even at the college level, many students still see learning as a linear function of time. By this I mean that they approach learning as a process that simply happens when you sit down with the material, and that throwing time at a subject is the only way to improve understanding and recollection. Learning is a complex mental process ​that humans are only just beginning to understand, but from what has been uncovered one thing is abundantly clear... Read On

Why does it seem that some people can work less, but get more done?How is it that top students can maintain high grades in every class while still having time for things outside of school?At one point or another, most of us have probably received some advice on how to work and study better: turn off your phone, don't work in your dorm, etc. But, it is human nature to let old habits reign, and the majority of us fail to incorporate these suggestions or dig deeper, despite our intentions. Often, it takes incredibly strong evidence of positive benefits to motivate us into breaking and making our habits... Read On

To become a better studier and learner, you must develop the skills, habits, and mindsets that the best students are using to get their results. But how should you go about this? Resources online are a great place to learn about these and discover the steps to take, but articles online are easy to lose and difficult to consistently return to, making it difficult to build the habits and mindsets you want to. Furthermore, with the overwhelming amount of articles, it can be hard to distinguish one clear approach and goal you will follow... Read On